Heather Olmstead

Heather Olmstead
Biographical details
BornCarpinteria, California, US
Alma materUtah State University
Playing career
1998–2001Utah State Aggies
PositionLibero
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2003–05Utah State (assistant)
2006–10Utah (assistant)
2011–14BYU (assistant)
2015–2025BYU
Head coaching record
Overall279–55 (.835)
Tournaments16–11 (.593)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
  • WCC regular season (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021)
Awards
  • AVCA National Coach of the Year (2018)
  • 3× AVCA Pacific South Region Coach of the Year (2018, 2020, 2021)
  • 4× West Coast Conference Coach of the Year (2015, 2018, 2020, 2021)

Heather Olmstead is an American volleyball head coach. From 2015-2025, she served as head coach for the BYU Cougars women's volleyball team. In 2018, she was named the American Volleyball Coaches Association Coach of the Year. She also served as head coach of the U.S. Collegiate National Team in Japan and as the assistant coach at the 2015 Pan American Games.